I have an EMG P-pup in my p-bass and want separate bass-mid-treble pots for it.

However the EMG preamps are too big to fit in without routing, so i am looking buy separate pots and turn them into the individual pots.

Here's the problem, I know nothing about capacitors, so can you guys help me and tell me what you think the best capacitors are for the job, and where I can get them? (UK - preferable)
the website says i need "0.1 micro farad capacitors", but this means nothing to me.

Also any wiring diagrams would be much appreciated.

dem dere "kap a katers" are sure better than dem dere sweet pataters! don't ya reckon? :D :D

to do high mid and bass, you really ought to be using a preamp...how about using something a bit smaller? would an Aquilar OBP-3 fit, instead...otherwise, you'll just have to stick with outboard gear.

would that work with EMGs?

any pre or active eq should work with any pickups .. sound alright .. different thing that you can only find out by trial and error ..
I tried an obp 1 with an emg p5 and cs and it sounded better than the bqc I had IMHO ..
but its actually bigger than the emg bqc that was in the bass .. so I don't think your going to fit an aggie in there if the obp3 is similar in size to the obp 1

I guess you'd have to find out exact dimensions

the way you were initialy talking about it was to put low bass and high pass filters in and then a high and low pass filter togeather for the mids .. I'm not sure how this would work without a pre amp to boost to a degree .. I've never heard of a passive eq in an instrument .. maybe someone else has .. I guess its probably because pickups usually have a very small amount of input .. lets see if a9x drops in his is expert on all this preamp

Passive L/M/H-pass filters are going to be a pain in the keister to determine and set up, and for the amount of complexity involved - and the lossy nature of that approach, an onboard preamp would be a better bet.

Or you could just forgo all tone-shaping and do that at the head/rack.

well, ive been talked in to getting a pre...
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